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Data: Fair

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract

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Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● AVENA SATIVA (OAT) EXTRACT
● AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL EXTRACT
● AVENA SATIVA EXTRACT
● AVENA SATIVA KERNEL EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF AVENA SATIVA
● EXTRACT OF AVENA SATIVA KERNEL
● EXTRACT OF OAT KERNELS
● EXTRACT OF OATS
● OAT EXTRACT
● OAT KERNEL EXTRACT
● OAT KERNELS EXTRACT
● OAT SEED EXTRACT
● OAT, EXT.
● OATS EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract is an extract of the kernels of oats, Avena sativa.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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moisturizer62 products
facial moisturizer/treatment42 products
body wash/cleanser39 products
facial cleanser35 products
mask30 products
conditioner19 products
serums & essences18 products
shampoo18 products
recreational sunscreen17 products
baby shampoo15 products
around-eye cream14 products
baby soap14 products
baby lotion13 products
exfoliant/scrub13 products
daily use with SPF11 products
hand cream11 products
hair treatment/serum9 products
shaving cream9 products
makeup remover9 products
toners/astringents7 products
makeup primer7 products
after shave6 products
liquid hand soap5 products
baby wipes5 products
bath oil/salts/soak5 products
anti-aging4 products
hair styling aide4 products
shaving cream (men's)4 products
body cleansing wipes3 products
foot moisturizer2 products
hand sanitizer2 products
damaged skin treatment2 products
foot cleansing2 products
body firming lotion2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant2 products
setting powder/spray2 products
concealer1 products
baby oil1 products
facial cleansing wipes1 products
bubble bath1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
detangler1 products
1 products
body oil1 products
baby sunscreen1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
baby bubble bath1 products
fragrance for women1 products
fragrance for men1 products
body spray1 products
eyelash glue1 products
diaper cream1 products
sunless tanning1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1815 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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